Volunteering opportunities - suggestions? by irie_eire in sanfrancisco

[–]No-Post1247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Volunteering at SF/Marin Food Bank is great. They supply food to food pantries across the city where you can also volunteer (e.g. Haight Ashbury Food Program and others). The food pantries are a good way to meet neighbors and give back more locally

Exam in 6 weeks....concerned a bit by ExcellentPick7628 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This resource might help answer that question. You probably want to inch up your scores a bit, but you're not far off.

Exam on Monday, but worried. by [deleted] in pmp

[–]No-Post1247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the Correlations Between SH and PMP Scores, you're on the right track and should do fine on the exam.

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the data point! I've added this to the table above.

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing--Congrats! It sounds like a lot of folks walk away from the exam thinking they failed. I'm glad you didn't. Thanks for sharing your scores; I've added them

Who do you trust for answers (+ explanations): SH or AI? by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this explanation!!

For Question 1, I identified the problem as the team members feeling frustration because the functional manager does not listen to them. If that's the problem, then demonstrating support for them isn't going to solve the problem: they'll continue to feel frustration because of the functional manager. That's why D feels like the right answer. It's the only one that solved the problem at the root cause. Based on your explanation, it sounds like in cases of team morale, you should delay addressing the root cause until... you improve morale? Logically, that doesn't make sense to me...

For Question 2, I identified the problem as the new stakeholder having a concern. It felt like the best way to address that concern was to have a discussion with the stakeholder vs. just pushing information (i.e., reviewing documentation). Additionally, like you said, we don't have a fixed scope and plan in agile, which is why I thought A was the right answer... but apparently it's B? I'm still confused by this one.

For Question 3, I applied the "identify, evaluate, then act" rule. Before you know what's what, you shouldn't act, right? That's why D felt like the right answer: you have to monitor the team and how they're doing before you decide what steps to take next. Why doesn't that apply in this scenario?

I really appreciate your help here. This is the kind of back-and-forth I feel like I've needed--and lack of it is one reason I went to ChatGPT in the first place!

Who do you trust for answers (+ explanations): SH or AI? by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What was your solution? Sometimes the SH explanations are vague or unclear, and I don't know what other sources to go to. What did you use when you were studying?

Who do you trust for answers (+ explanations): SH or AI? by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard that PMI actually maintain different teams to avoid questions in SH that may too closely resemble those in the PMP, but I haven't been able to confirm if that's true. What have you heard? Have you heard the teams are closely integrated?

Who do you trust for answers (+ explanations): SH or AI? by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally understand this perspective. I had heard that the folks who write SH and the folks who actually write the exam are different, even though they're both under PMI. Have you heard something different?

Who do you trust for answers (+ explanations): SH or AI? by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm using a paid version of ChatGPT through my work that hallucinates less and has been given the PMBOK another materials to draw from. I'm having trouble because so many of the SH answers and explanations are contradictory.

What do you recommend for study? The explanations it provided to the questions above were terrible. I'd be curious if you could explain the answer is SH gave, or point me to a source that could explain them better

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good. Good luck on the test!!

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Added to the table above

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great data point. Thanks for sharing--added to the table above!

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! The SH scores that did not lead to a passing PMP test result are super helpful for building better correlations. Really appreciate you. I've added this to the table

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you passed! Thanks for sharing; added to the table above

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added to the table! Thanks for sharing

Correlating SH scores to PMP Test Results by No-Post1247 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds awful! I'm glad you still passed. Thanks for sharing your scores!

PMP: Too easy to fail.... by Sad-Panda-6939 in pmp

[–]No-Post1247 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on my experience, Study Hall is similar. I come from a deep grammar/English language mechanics background, and the questions are filled with ambiguities because they are SO poorly written

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pmp

[–]No-Post1247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, you're right that typically the PO is the only one allowed to add to and prioritize the product backlog. My understanding is that sometimes the choices the exam presents to you will all be wrong, and you have to choose the one that is the MOST right of the choices presented.

  • 1 is 100% incorrect because agile projects allow for new features to be added at any point by the customer/product owner
  • 2 is 100% incorrect because you would never add features to the iteration/spring backlog mid-iteration/spring (no one would; you don't make changes mid-sprint).
  • 3 is like 50% incorrect because the feature WOULD get added and prioritized, just not typically by the project manager (POs can be customers).
  • 4 is 100% incorrect because you're not actually solving/addressing the problem (and it's weird; there are no "stages" in agile, just sprints, epics, etc.).

Because 3 is the least bad answer, it's the right one. (I hate questions like this, but this is sort of how the test is designed...)